placer.
One who places or arranges something.
Meaning & usage
One who places or arranges something.
One who deals in stolen goods; a fence.
A horse, etc. that finishes in a particular place in a race.
Where this word comes from
Etymology tree English place Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzios Latin -āriusnom. Latin -āriusbor. Proto-Germanic *-ārijaz Proto-West Germanic *-ārī Old English -ere Middle English -ere English -er English placer From place + -er (agent noun suffix).
A lamb whose mother has died and which has transferred its attachment to an object, such as a bush or rock, in the locality.
Where this word comes from
From place + -er (suffix apparently denoting association).
alluvial; occurring in a deposit of sand or earth on a river-bed or bank, particularly with reference to precious metals such as gold or silver
Where this word comes from
From American Spanish placer, from earlier placel, apparently from obsolete Portuguese placel.
A place where the superficial detritus is washed for gold, etc.
Any place holding treasures.
Where this word comes from
From American Spanish placer, from earlier placel, apparently from obsolete Portuguese placel.
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